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Congratulating Christians at Christmas is permissible — and reflects Islam’s higher purpose
Every year, as Christmas approaches, I hear a familiar question across many parts of the Muslim world: as a Muslim, should I offer greetings to my Christian neighbors?
Many choose…
Uncertain Fate for Syria’s “March 10” Agreement Between Al-Sharaa and Abdi
Beirut – Mounting questions surround the fate of the March 10, 2024 agreement, signed by Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic…
From Terror Provocation to Nuclear Panic: What Pakistan’s Trump Gratitude Really Confesses
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s repeated, almost theatrical gratitude toward Donald Trump for “resolving” the recent India–Pakistan conflict is not diplomacy, it is an…
Diplomatic Gains and Strategic Signaling: Afghanistan’s Evolving Approach to Pakistan
Afghanistan’s recent water-resources decisions, including the recent in-principle approval of a major water transfer scheme, must be evaluated in the context of intensifying…
A Hero’s Resolve: Syrian-Australian Shopkeeper Who Stopped Bondi Gunman Hailed Nationwide
WELLINGTON: In the golden evening light of a Sydney summer, 44-year-old Ahmed Al-Ahmed stepped out for a simple ritual shared by millions: a coffee with a friend. The setting, the…
The West’s “Solutions”: A Brutal Calculus of Externalized Costs
What does it feel like to constantly wake to a world that has been quietly, ruthlessly, inverted? To feel the ground of your own reality—the principles you were raised on, the…
Proxy Warfare and Its Consequences: Lessons Learned
Proxy warfare, the deliberate cultivation of non-state insurgent actors as instruments of state policy, is neither legitimate nor sustainable. Pakistan’s experience in Afghanistan…
Extremism: The Enduring Pandemic of the Global Village
In our interconnected age, wars refuse to be confined to their geographic battlegrounds. Through the pervasive channels of social media and instant news, they infiltrate our living…
Between Tehran and the United Nations: Kabul Prioritizes National Interests Over External Agendas
The Taliban’s decision to abstain from the upcoming South Asian regional meeting in Iran, alongside the outcomes of recent United Nations sessions on Afghanistan, underscores a…
Australia to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Anti‑Semitic Attack at Bondi Beach
SYDNEY — Australian leaders have pledged to strengthen the nation’s gun laws following the deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades: a terrorist attack targeting a Jewish…